by Erin Turner | Sep 14, 2015 | News Slider
The Lipscomb community gathered for a time of mourning, remembrance and encouragement in the Doris Swang Chapel Sunday night after the passing of student Jared Eubanks. Eubanks died Monday, Sept. 7, after a lengthy illness. He was a senior nursing major from Hendersonville, Tennessee and lived in High Rise men’s residence hall. Eubanks was also a member of men’s social club Sigma Iota Delta. Among several SID members in attendance was President Braden Davidson, who read a note from one of Eubanks’ close friends. “Jared [Eubanks] was the type of person who would never think about himself,” he read from the note. “He put others first in everything he did and would go above and beyond for everyone, no matter how well he knew them.” One of the ways Eubanks exhibited this trait was through his studies in Lipscomb’s School of Nursing. Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Roger Davis said Eubanks’ life touched many on campus. Davis shared that Eubanks had qualities that couldn’t be taught — empathy, compassion and love and desire to share his knowledge and skills with others. Davis said these are signs of a true professional in the health sciences field, but these qualities were not strangers to Eubanks. “In the past year, he has taught our students, our faculty and our staff across campus, but particularly in the school of nursing, what it means to be a true professional,” Davis said. “He will continue to be an example for our school, our university and for every person who comes through our nursing program here.” School of Nursing officials “pinned” Eubanks with a nursing pin and white coat — that...
by Bridgette Begle | Oct 26, 2012 | News Slider
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the building for the new Nursing and Health Sciences Center was dedicated to the administration, faculty and students by President Lowry and five other men and women on Thursday, Oct. 25. Nursing students, faculty and members of the surrounding community gathered to witness more physical growth on the Lipscomb campus. The dedication ceremony lasted 45 minutes, followed by another segment of tours and a small reception. Roger Davis, dean of the College of Pharmacy, opened the ceremony, offering, “This is not just about a building; it’s about so much more. It is about the vision of the students.” “Today we celebrate the work of last year,” President Lowry said, giving many thanks to those involved during the process. The new building would not have been possible without the work of so many, he said. After the Lipscomb Academy concert chorus sang I Can Tell the World, Lowry and Davis, along with David Scobey (chair of the Lipscomb University Board of Trustees), Beth Youngblood (executive associate dean and professor of nursing), Josh Hardeman (president of the Student Nursing Association) and Rachel Pugh (service coordinator for the Student Nursing Association) cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the newly dedicated building. The facility consists of a 16-bed simulation center, 19 mannequins, a 14-bed assessment skills lab and spacious classrooms. “It really has the feel of a true hospital unit,” Youngblood said in an article on the university’s website. Clint Rider, a senior nursing student from Greenbrier, Tenn., gave special thanks from the nursing students as a whole. Rider’s senior class will have collaborated with Vanderbilt in their...
by Emily Snell | May 4, 2012 | News Slider
The first graduating class of Lipscomb’s College of Pharmacy was honored Friday afternoon during a Recognition Ceremony in Collins Alumni Auditorium. The ceremony included a presentation of awards, presentation of hoods, administration of the Oath of a Pharmacist as well as words of encouragement from Roger Davis, dean of the College of Pharmacy, Craig Bledsoe, provost, and Mike Fowler, vice chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, among others. Fowler, who was selected by students to deliver the faculty address, began his speech by looking back to Aug. 13, 2008—the beginning of Lipscomb’s pharmacy school. Fowler showed a few slides from the PowerPoint he used during his first lecture, outlining the expectations he had for his students. “Today we stand in the same place,” Fowler said. “We have great expectations for you.” Fowler played a clip from his favorite movie, The Karate Kid, which he played on the first day of class four years ago. He said the segment—well known for its concepts of wax on, wax off—displays “the epitome of teaching and learning.” “We had some bad times, individually and collectively,” Fowler said, “but there were also many good times—some successes and awards.” Fowler read a passage from Luke in which Jesus says, “For everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded.” “You have been given much—by your family, your friends, yourselves and each other,” Fowler said, “so I think it’s only fair that we tell you what we expect from you. What we really expect is that you’ll go out and be good pharmacists. We expect you to be good family members. We expect you to...
